Sectional tire rim



H..H. HIVELY.

SEGHONAL TIRE RIM. nrrucmon FILED. m1. 5. m1.

1,424,476,. Patented Aug. 1, 1922.

HAL H. HIVELYt OF TAR RIVER, OKLAHOMA.

SECTIONAL TIRE RIM.

Application filed Aprii 6, 191?.

To a iriwm it new; wave/n:

lie it hnoun that l, lliui ll. IlIYElAr' a citizen of the United States EQSlllIIIg at lei River. in the eiiunty oi Ottawa and btate of Oklahoma have invented certa n new end useful improvements in fiu-tional lire iliiw and l do hereby declare the tollgwng to he a tail. eleer and exact description o the invention, stir-h as will enable others skilled in the art to which it a pertame to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improrements in a eertional tire rim as -eel; forth in my ap olieation for Letters Patent serially numheife 139F153 tiled Dee li lilzii, and has for one oi its objects the pi'ifi'llwifili of means wherein an inflated tire may he supported hr the eectional rim when in a carrier or tire rack.

Another object of this invention its to pro vide mean: upon one section of the sect onal rim adapt-1d t engage the other sermon for met-exiting the motions from parting when removed from a wheeL thus obviating the ieit of having the tire deflated n'hen and remoring the .7 eetional run on ohjert of this ii'avention is the 1. plurailty of lips formed upon one edge of one oi the eertions ot the sectional lllii and having reznovahly secured thereto rleat). "d iuiil are adapted to engage the other section of the erriimml rim tohold the sr-rtione iron: parting. than providing a deinoins ode inn ironisistiny of a pair of see tlllhfl whirl; may he removed from a Wheel without detail-hing the H'Qtiil'rHH from each other. i

i\ etill further (llljl l of tillfi invention is the pi'oriei-rm of a Sevtiondl tire rim the abm'e stated charm-trig which ehalrhe simple dnrahle and etiii-ient and wlnrh ii'aiiturr-l and sold at :1 romeit law mi.

1 a and Min i i w huoazo more w pm'e' i as the deecrip- {ion prowedg the invention citinsiet s at vei lain not'el features of wiifitriution, (omhination and arrangrmvul of parts. ae will he hereinafter nmrv fol dvsrrilied and claimed.

For a; max; 145 rziulrretandmg of my in- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 1, 1922.

Serial No. 160,205.

rentiou. reference is to be had to the following desrriptiou and accompanying drawing. in which:

Figure 1. is a side elevation of a sertional tire rim ronstrnvtvd in acvordance with my invention Figul 2 is a fragmentary sevtional View taken on the line 5. :2 of Figure 1.

Figure B is a similar View with the tire removed taken on the line 3-3ot figure 1.

Referring in detail to the (lliiWlHg l-fllk) numeral 1 iuelivates the huh of amwheo] havin; the usual radial spokes 2 on whit-h is semi-ed the fell 3. The fully 3 has Slllllllk or otherwise secured thereon, a telly band 4, which has one edge rojecting beyond one edge of the telly 3, as clearly illustrated in Figure 3 and rurved upwardly to form a retaining flange 5. i

A sectional rim 6 consists of a pair of sectiona T and h. The section 8 is adapted to be positioned upon the band 4 and has one edge thereof bent upwardly to form a tire engaging flange 9, whiz-h is adapted to receive one of lhe'heads 10 of a tire 12. Fnlliwil upon the opposite edge of the section 8 from the flange 9 are a plurality of relatively spaced lips 13, having countermnlr apertures to receive bolts 14, which are rovided with Huts l5. Carried by the bolts ll are retaining cleats 1G. The sovtion 7 of the svrtioual rim ('3 provided with one edge ia-nt upwardly to l'orin a tire engaging flange l7, adapted to rcweive the other head ill of the tirl. 12L

The under fare of tho Sertion T is beveled for roopi-ration with the beveled face 18 formed upon the upper fare of the section 8 of the eertional rim 6. The sertion 7 is of a lesser width than the section 8 so that its redureil or tapered free edge terminates at a, point arljarent the flange 9 of the Section R so ae to provide a substantially even face for the tire 1:3 to rest upon.

. When applying a tlli' to the sectional rim, the tire is first positioned upon the Section 8 of the sertional rim 6 and the section: 7 is then applied. then the leats 16 are moved inlo engage-meat with the flange 17 of the sea-lion T. wherehy the sections 7 and 8 are firmly severed togethen; The tire 12 is then inflated in the usual manner, which causes pressure upon the flanges 9 and 17, which causes a strain upon the cleats 16, preventing them from accidentally moving upon the bolts 14. V

After the tire has been placed upon the sectional rim (3, and inflated, the sectional rim then may be readily placed upon the felly band 4 and retained thereon by a plurality of cleats 19 carried by boits 20 which extend through the telly From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, it will be noted that a sectional rim has been provided, which ma be readily removed from a Wheel, while the tire is in flated without the danger of the sections of the sectional rim becoming separated It will also be noted that a convenient form of deniountahle rim has been provided, whereby the sections of the sectional rim may be separatedefor removing and applying a tire.

Whilel have shown and described the preferred embodiment ol my invention, it will be understood that minor changes in construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be made without departing plurality of ears inwardly along the side of the felly and carrying clips adapted to retain the said members in a predetermined relative position to each other, and clips adapted to he placed upon the folly be tween the said and to perform the dual function of cooperating with said first clips to retain the said members together and also to retain the said members to the rim and adapted to he turned upon an to allow of the removal from the fell of the said demonntablerim members.

in testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HAL H, I'HVELY. \Vitnesses CHARIT lhlncierxi W. E. Gonna. 

